Kanji
方
kanji character
direction
person
alternative
方 kanji-方 direction, person, alternative
方
Meaning
direction person and alternative
Readings
Kun'yomi
- み かた viewpoint
- し かた way
- やり かた way (of doing)
- ゆう がた early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)
- あけ がた dawn
- あさ がた early morning
On'yomi
- ほう こう direction
- ほう しん policy
- ほう ほう method
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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方 surrounding area, shore (of the sea), suffix used as a rough indicator of location... -
方 向 direction, orientation, bearing... -
方 針 policy, course, plan (of action)... -
方 法 method, way, manner... -
方 々here and there, this way and that way, everywhere... -
見 方 viewpoint, point of view, way of looking (at something)... -
地 方 person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance), person singing ballads (in noh), coast (esp. as seen from the water)... -
行 方 (one's) whereabouts -
方 方 here and there, this way and that way, everywhere... -
仕 方 way, method, means... -
此 方 this way, here, the person in question... -
其 方 that way, that direction, there... - やり
方 way (of doing), manner, method... -
何 方 which way, which direction, where -
貴 方 you -
目 方 weight -
遣 り方 way (of doing), manner, method... -
生 き方 way of life, how to live -
方 面 direction, district, area... -
方 がたpeople, (all) persons, everyone... -
方 言 dialect, provincialism -
方 則 law, rule -
言 方 way of saying (something), way of putting it, wording... -
後 方 rear, back, behind -
味 方 friend, ally, supporter... -
身 方 friend, ally, supporter... -
御 方 lady, gentleman, person -
夕 方 early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm), dusk -
両 方 both, both sides, both parties -
前 方 before, previously, front...